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SB87 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HOUSING.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HOUSING.

Housing Land
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Last action
2025-05-07
Official status
Reported Out of Committee (Housing & Land Use) in Senate with 5 Favorable
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HOUSING.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HOUSING.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HOUSING.
  • Accessory dwelling units (ADUs), also known as in-law units or garage apartments, are valuable and convenient forms of housing that can help to increase Delaware’s housing supply.
  • In order to expand affordable housing opportunities, this Act requires local governments to permit the construction of ADUs within their jurisdictions without prohibitive barriers or onerous application or zoning requirements.
  • This Act carries a 2/3 vote requirement as it may indirectly affect municipal charters.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-07 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment SA 1 to SB 87 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  2. 2025-05-07 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Housing & Land Use) in Senate with 5 Favorable

  3. 2025-04-03 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Housing & Land Use Committee in Senate

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HOUSING.
Accessory dwelling units (ADUs), also known as in-law units or garage apartments, are valuable and convenient forms of housing that can help to increase Delaware’s housing supply. In order to expand affordable housing opportunities, this Act requires local governments to permit the construction of ADUs within their jurisdictions without prohibitive barriers or onerous application or zoning requirements.

This Act carries a 2/3 vote requirement as it may indirectly affect municipal charters.